In Contemporary Business, Success Depends on Minimizing the _____ in an Attempt

question 92

Multiple Choice

In contemporary business, success depends on minimizing the _____ in an attempt to reduce the costs of producing and selling products or services.

• A) Level of internal communications
• B) Level of customer support
• C) Distribution chain
• D) Complexity of needed information technology

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Definitions:

Issuing Securities

This refers to the process by which corporations, governments, or other entities offer new stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments to the public to raise capital.

Regular Underwriting

The purchase of securities from the issuing company by an investment banker for resale to the public.

Preliminary Prospectus

An initial document provided by a securities issuer that details an investment offering for sale to the public.

Securities

Financial instruments that represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a government or corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.